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Current Event Connection, Geography In the News

Library of Congress Adds Diverse Recordings to National Registry

ARTS Library of Congress Adds Diverse Recordings to National Registry Every year, the Library of Congress adds 25 recordings to its National Recording Registry. This year, the registry added wildly diverse music, including pop, bluegrass, opera, jazz, Broadway, blues, classical, and punk. It also added voice recordings from President Dwight Eisenhower and a journalist covering the D-Day landings. Here are examples of some of the … Continue reading Library of Congress Adds Diverse Recordings to National Registry

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Current Event Connection, Geography In the News

Mapping Women’s Political Rights

GEOGRAPHY Women’s Political Rights Around the World This interactive map displays three sets of data focused on the history of women’s political rights around the world. Using a timeline, the map charts women’s right to vote (suffrage), right to stand for election, and the date of the nation’s first woman elected to office. The map is also clickable, displaying more information on issues that impact women’s political … Continue reading Mapping Women’s Political Rights

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Current Event Connection: Afghan Ski Challenge

TRAVEL AND TOURISM Afghan Ski Challenge Promotes Tourism to War-Weary Hindu Kush This article describes the Afghan Ski Challenge, a sports competition that encourages people to visit the rugged slopes of Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush mountain range. Discussion idea: Look at our collection on tourism. What activities or landmarks are featured? What are some popular activities or landmarks in your community? Read through the activity “Creating … Continue reading Current Event Connection: Afghan Ski Challenge

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Current Event Connection: U.S., Russia Support Protecting Polar Bears

ENVIRONMENT U.S. and Russia Team Up in Bid to Aid Polar Bears This article outlines a key talking point at the conference surrounding the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The U.S. and Russia, home to thousands of polar bears, both support greater protection for the endangered species. Discussion idea: Look at the map of polar bear territory. … Continue reading Current Event Connection: U.S., Russia Support Protecting Polar Bears

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Greendex 2010: Consumer Choice and the Environment — A worldwide tracking survey

greendexlogo.JPGABOUT THE SURVEY:
National Geographic and international polling firm GlobeScan recently released the results of the third annual Greendex survey.   The Greendex is a quantitative study of 17,000 consumers in 17 countries.  Participants were asked questions about their energy use, consumer product use, transportation practices, beliefs about the environment and sustainability, and knowledge of environmental issues.  The answers were then calculated to churn out a Greendex score–the relative environmental impact of a person’s consumer choices.  Individual scores are averaged to create a mean score for each country.  The Greendex measures the impact of the average consumer in each country surveyed; it does not measure the environmental impact of a total country.

Here are some of the results:

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